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As the intensity of the Caldor Fire eased and containment increased Tuesday, the thousands of firefighters battling the massive blaze faced a new challenge -- a sweltering heat wave that sent temperatures in the Tahoe Basin soaring to near triple digits.
As the intensity of the Caldor Fire eased and containment increased Tuesday, thousands were returning to the homes after spending weeks or days in evacuation centers.
As thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents returned to their homes Monday, officials issued a warning to be on the lookout for bears who have been wandering through the evacuated neighborhoods, ransacking trash cans and homes while scavenging for food.
With containment of the massive Caldor Fire growing by the hour, the El Dorado County sheriff downgraded evacuation orders to warnings for many neighborhoods in South Lake Tahoe Sunday, allowing thousands of residents to begin the journey back to their homes.
Optimism continued to soar Saturday within the ranks of the small army of firefighters battling the massive Caldor Fire near Lake Tahoe. Evacuated residents were returning homes on the secured western edge of the blaze while crews had slowed the advance of the flames on the outskirts of South Lake Tahoe.
Beloved cabins reduced to piles of rubble, memories incinerated in minutes, those bore witness early Friday to the intensity of the firefight with the massive Caldor Fire in Phillips Park as it raged along Highway 50 on its march to South Lake Tahoe.
Firefighters mounting a defense of South Lake Tahoe on Thursday were able to take advantage of favorable weather conditions, gaining ground on the Caldor Fire as authorities arrested their third looting suspect.
Hundreds of firefighters battled the advancing flames of the massive Caldor Fire near the Kirkwood ski resort Wednesday as strengthening afternoon winds tossed ember clouds well ahead of the control lines and ignited spot fires.
An evacuated family returning to check on their Markleeville home over the weekend discovered a baby burned bear cub who had suffered severe burns in the Tamarack Fire.
Taking advantage of easing weather conditions, fire crews aggressively attacked the Tamarack Fire along Highway 395 Saturday using backfires, air support and an intensive ground effort to keep the flames from advancing any further eastward.
An extremely rare wildflower that grows only in Nevada's high desert where an Australian mining company wants to dig for lithium should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
The cancellation of Burning Man for a second year is drawing mixed reaction in northern Nevada, where businesses say they'll miss the economic boost but health officials are glad it won't contribute to the spread of COVID-19.
Some Las Vegas Strip casinos have been allowed to open at 100% capacity, officials said Tuesday, after showing Nevada state regulators that at least 80% of their employees have received at least one shot of coronavirus vaccine.
Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling this summer's annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Burning Man festival organizers have said that they are considering requiring attendees to prove they have been vaccinated for COVID-19 if the organizers move forward with plans to hold this year's counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert.
Trade groups representing big tech companies faced off with independent repair shop owners in the Nevada Legislature over a proposal that would require manufacturers to give repair shops the ability to fix devices.
A cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic "smart city" into reality, building a company-run local government on land near the Tesla gigafactory east of Reno.
The coroner in Reno fears the recent explosion of coronavirus cases in Nevada could soon overtake not only the ability to treat the sick, but also store the dead.
While COVID cases are surging in Northern California, the news is just as dire from neighboring Nevada where the coronavirus is spreading so fast that one person is diagnosed with it every minute and someone is dying from it every two hours.
If your Thanksgiving holiday plans include a trip to the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe or in the Reno area, prepared for tough new COVID restrictions amid a surge of new cases.
Votes continue to be counted in the handful of states where a winner has yet to be projected in the 2020 presidential election, with officials releasing new batches of results on Thursday.
People moving from pricey California metros such as the Bay Area has likely led to an uptick of registered Democrats in Arizona and Nevada, which could help deliver the states to Joe Biden in the upcoming November election.
Burning Man organizers have responded to the coronavirus pandemic, like many other institutions, by going online-only but this year's festivities will incorporate a wide range of technologies from simple Zoom conferences to advanced VR-simulated worlds.
According to Elon Musk, a Russian man's ransomware scheme took aim at Tesla's 1.9 million-square-foot factory in Sparks, Nevada, which makes batteries for Tesla vehicles and energy storage units.
Amid prolonged drought and climate change in a region that's only getting thirstier, when that reckoning will arrive — and how much time remains to prepare for it — is still a guess.
Authorities arrested three suspects in connection with an armed robbery that happened in the parking lot of a Danville Trader Joe's store Friday afternoon.
Police in San Jose are investigating two separate stabbing incidents early Saturday that left three people hospitalized and one suspect in custody.
Some July 4th festivities across the Bay Area will be returning for the first time in two years since the pandemic began this holiday, celebrating with parades, festivals and fireworks shows.
The Stern Grove music festival returns with its eclectic lineup of musicians this Sunday, with performers Geographer and Cold War Kids both having Bay Area ties.
A 16-year-old youth from Cotati was arrested Friday on suspicion of assaulting women on trails in Rohnert Park over the past week, police said.
The July 4th holiday weekend is off to a rough start for many people choosing to fly. The summer travel season is packed with unprecedented challenges for thousands of travelers.
"It's going to be a good summer and we deserve this break," said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.
An Oakland man has been charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
A Castro Valley man fixes up bicycles and gives them away to people who otherwise couldn't afford them.
Leury García broke up a scoreless game on an RBI single with two outs in the top of the ninth and the White Sox beat the Giants 1-0 on Friday night.
Sean Murphy delivered a pair of key two-out hits, including a solo home run and the Oakland A's beat the Mariners 3-1 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
Big crowds and fireworks on the 4th of July are great, if you're a human. But your pet wants independence from the noise of Independence Day.
Cal Fire said Friday that the largest current wildland blaze in the state -- the Rices Fire in Nevada County -- had destroyed 13 buildings and had injured 14 firefighters and a civilian.
An 82-year-old Rohnert Park man was struck and killed Friday by a passing vehicle while attempting to cross busy Rohnert Park Expressway.
The Golden State Warriors brought back one of their key free agents, retaining Kevon Looney on a three-year deal that could be worth about $26 million, but lost three other pieces.
Authorities arrested three suspects in connection with an armed robbery that happened in the parking lot of a Danville Trader Joe's store Friday afternoon.
Police in San Jose are investigating two separate stabbing incidents early Saturday that left three people hospitalized and one suspect in custody.
A 16-year-old youth from Cotati was arrested Friday on suspicion of assaulting women on trails in Rohnert Park over the past week, police said.
The July 4th holiday weekend is off to a rough start for many people choosing to fly. The summer travel season is packed with unprecedented challenges for thousands of travelers.
"It's going to be a good summer and we deserve this break," said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.
The July 4th holiday weekend is off to a rough start for many people choosing to fly. The summer travel season is packed with unprecedented challenges for thousands of travelers.
An Oakland man has been charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
An abundance of anchovies are taking over the coastline as their population blooms. Some have been found a way from the water and on city streets in San Francisco.
The Stern Grove music festival returns with its eclectic lineup of musicians this Sunday, with performers Geographer and Cold War Kids both having Bay Area ties.
A man who died following a collision between two boats on San Francisco Bay near Angel Island on Thursday afternoon has been identified.
Authorities arrested three suspects in connection with an armed robbery that happened in the parking lot of a Danville Trader Joe's store Friday afternoon.
A Castro Valley man fixes up bicycles and gives them away to people who otherwise couldn't afford them.
The much-anticipated consolidation of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) and the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District became official Friday.
With large crowds anticipated at Lake Merritt over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the City of Oakland has announced temporary safety measures at many public gathering places.
Police in San Pablo on Thursday arrested two people in connection with selling illegal fireworks.
Police in San Jose are investigating two separate stabbing incidents early Saturday that left three people hospitalized and one suspect in custody.
With so many firework restrictions in place across the Bay Area, spending too much on sparklers won't be a problem this 4th of July. Stocking up for a barbeque, on the other hand, is another story.
A San Jose man accused of submitting multiple fake applications for small business COVID relief funds - obtaining more than $3 million in fraudulent payments that funded a luxury lifestyle - pleaded guilty to criminal charges, authorities said Friday.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County is partially reopening for the first time since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire destroyed much of the park in August 2020.
San Jose Sharks head coach Bob Boughner and multiple assistant coaches have been "relieved of their responsibilities," the hockey team announced Friday.
An 82-year-old Rohnert Park man was struck and killed Friday by a passing vehicle while attempting to cross busy Rohnert Park Expressway.
A Petaluma woman has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employers, along with tax evasion.
State Highway 29 in the area of St. Helena reopened Thursday afternoon after a hazardous materials spill caused an hours-long closure, according to the California Highway Patrol.
For the first time since the pandemic shutdown in 2019, the Marin County Fair will be in-person from Thursday through Monday, July 4 at the fairgrounds in San Rafael.
A Sonoma County civil grand jury has determined that far more oversight is needed for affordable housing in the county after an expose in a newspaper and complaints from residents prompted the investigation.
Leury García broke up a scoreless game on an RBI single with two outs in the top of the ninth and the White Sox beat the Giants 1-0 on Friday night.
Sean Murphy delivered a pair of key two-out hits, including a solo home run and the Oakland A's beat the Mariners 3-1 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Golden State Warriors brought back one of their key free agents, retaining Kevon Looney on a three-year deal that could be worth about $26 million, but lost three other pieces.
San Jose Sharks head coach Bob Boughner and multiple assistant coaches have been "relieved of their responsibilities," the hockey team announced Friday.
A California agency on Thursday has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project.
Authorities arrested three suspects in connection with an armed robbery that happened in the parking lot of a Danville Trader Joe's store Friday afternoon.
Police in San Jose are investigating two separate stabbing incidents early Saturday that left three people hospitalized and one suspect in custody.
A 16-year-old youth from Cotati was arrested Friday on suspicion of assaulting women on trails in Rohnert Park over the past week, police said.
An Oakland man has been charged with distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners.
A Bay Area woman who experienced deadly violence in her childhood home is now on a mission to help others secure their digital footprint.
When President Joe Biden applauded a decision by Santa Clara-based Intel Corp. to build a $20 billion semiconductor operation on "1,000 empty acres of land" in Ohio, it didn't sit well with Tressie Corsi.
Modern technology makes the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade more far-reaching than you may think.
Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium -- visible to the naked eye -- in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.
The fate of Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani is now in the hands of a jury that will weigh charges he joined Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in an elaborate fraud that jarred Silicon Valley.
The California state Assembly on Thursday approved a controversial bill allowing Oakland and San Francisco, along with Los Angeles, to set up places where opioid users could legally inject drugs in supervised settings.
California will become the first state to guarantee free health care for all low-income immigrants living in the country illegally, a move that will provide coverage for an additional 764,000 people at an eventual cost of about $2.7 billion a year.
Beginning this fall high schools in the nation's most populous state can't start before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools can't start before 8 a.m. under a 2019 first-in-the-nation law forbidding earlier start times.
Santa Cruz County public health officials announced Wednesday that the county's first probable case of monkeypox has been identified in a local resident.
County officials said Wednesday that West Nile virus was detected in Santa Clara County for the first time this year.
Cybersecurity experts say the California Department of Justice apparently failed to follow basic security procedures on its website, exposing the personal information of potentially hundreds of thousands of gun owners.
Gov. Newsom on Friday signed a new state law supported by San Francisco state senator Scott Wiener that will stop police from arresting anyone for loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution.
California voters will weigh in on seven ballot measures this fall, the fewest to appear on a statewide general election ballot since 2014.
Ongoing federal funding support for local governments to combat the COVID-19 pandemic dried up Friday, prompting some Bay Area counties to modify how they will respond to future surges and variants.
First Partner of California Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently sat down with KPIX 5 anchor Juliette Goodrich to talk about the latest documentary she directed called "Fair Play."
A drag show in Yolo County near Sacramento was disrupted by a group making homophobic and transphobic remarks Thursday night, as the establishment also faced online threats for the event.
Long before the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell in 2011, San Francisco was once a major hub for LGBTQ servicemembers.
A Danville family put up a rainbow pride flag on their home to celebrate Pride Month, but the flag has been ripped down and stolen two times.
Just a mention of his beginnings in dance and it doesn't take long for a smile to spread across Roberto Vega Ortiz's face.
The decades-long struggle for equal rights for the gay community included an unlikely transformation within a local Catholic church that is now thriving in San Francisco's Castro District.
The Stern Grove music festival returns with its eclectic lineup of musicians this Sunday, with performers Geographer and Cold War Kids both having Bay Area ties.
Some July 4th festivities across the Bay Area will be returning for the first time in two years since the pandemic began this holiday, celebrating with parades, festivals and fireworks shows.
First Partner of California Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently sat down with KPIX 5 anchor Juliette Goodrich to talk about the latest documentary she directed called "Fair Play."
For the first time since the pandemic shutdown in 2019, the Marin County Fair will be in-person from Thursday through Monday, July 4 at the fairgrounds in San Rafael.
After a two-year pandemic delay, the highly anticipated return of the Mosswood Meltdown this weekend brings an array of local and national punk acts to Oakland including Bikini Kill, Kim Gordon, the Dirtbombs and more.
Imagine getting a bunch of tax documents telling you and the IRS about a large sum of money you made when, in fact, you never received a penny of it.
Many in the Bay Area want their Ukrainian relatives to find safe haven here but the obstacles they're facing are formidable.
The state of emergency that San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared for the Tenderloin last December has a lot of people talking but no one is paying closer attention than the people who live there.
One of the hottest real estate markets is not in the Bay Area. In fact, it's not even in our world. It's at your fingertips in an alternate reality known as the metaverse.
A group of Bay Area scientists have unraveled some surprising secrets about post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD which one day could lead to better therapies and treatments.
Vern Glenn rounds up free agency movement for the Golden State Warriors as Kevon Looney signs a three-year deal (7-2-2022)
Darren Peck has the July 4th holiday weekend weather forecast. (7-1-22)
KPIX 5 Morning News headlines for Saturday, July 2, 2022.
A Castro Valley man fixes up bicycles and gives them away to people who otherwise couldn’t afford them. Katie Nielsen reports. (7-1-22)
The busy Fourth of July weekend was already off to rough start Friday at SFO. Betty Yu reports. (7-1-22)
A Pacifica woman provides a safe place to gather in person to grieve and share community in the pandemic.
A two-time breast cancer survivor who takes cancer support to the next level is this week's Bay Area Jefferson Award winner.
In the Ingleside, a Bay Area pastor inspires his community with a nationally lauded black history collage.
More than 70 percent of African Americans do not have a will or other estate planning document, according to a Caring.com 2022 survey. An Oakland attorney is changing that.
When Dr. Jason Wong hands his patients a prescription, they often go to a unique pharmacy on the Peninsula where food is medicine.
A Bay Area woman who experienced deadly violence in her childhood home is now on a mission to help others secure their digital footprint.
It's not uncommon for Students Rising Above Scholars to have close knit, loving families. Ronvel Sharper is no exception.
This week's Students Rising Above scholar knows how devastating it can be when someone you love is struggling with their mental health and the importance of also taking care of yourself.
All human beings have experienced trauma at some point in their lives, but not everyone asked themselves to take a step back, and shift focus to others, and what they may be going through.
A gifted Bay Area student who faced cancer as a teenager and won has taken on a new role in the fight against the devastating disease.